La Havane

\la ha.van\

/\la ha.van\/ name

The verdict

“La Havane” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Capitale de Cuba.

Corpus desk

Index FR-la-havane · La Havane · French

La Havane · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "L" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for La Havane
PropertyValue
HeadwordLa Havane
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\la ha.van\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « La Havane » en français

La Havanesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

La Havane is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \la ha.van\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Capitale de Cuba.".

La Havane has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is La Havane, spelled L-A- -H-A-V-A-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Capitale de Cuba.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how La Havane appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. À cause des cigares, elle imaginait la Havane un pays où l’on ne fait pas autre chose que de fumer, et Victor circulait parmi des nègres dans un nuage de tabac. Pouvait-on « en cas de besoin » s’en retourner par terre ? À quelle distance était-ce de Pont-l’Évêque ?

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "La Havane"?
"La Havane" is spelled L-A- -H-A-V-A-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \la ha.van\.
What does "La Havane" mean?
As a proper noun, "La Havane" means: Capitale de Cuba.
How do you pronounce "La Havane"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "La Havane" is \la ha.van\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "La Havane" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list